Coastal Community & Creative Health
Research project on health equity in coastal regions in England, funded by AHRC (2024-27). ⛱️🩺🧠
Principal Investigators: Barbara Mezes & @lucyselman.bsky.social
Blackpool, Hastings & Weston-super-Mare
https://coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThe January NCCH Health & Care Newsletter is here! 🎉 This month: • Creative Health Leads in Systems – applications still open • Blogs and resources on the positive impact of the arts in hospital 👉 Read it here: mailchi.mp/3678074646e7...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health🎨 🖼️ Arts in Hospitals: Why Creative Health Matters for Patients, Staff and the NHS - check out the latest guest blog from the National Arts in Hospitals Network here: ncch.org.uk/blog/arts-in... Image courtesy of Corbin O’Grady Studio & Art for Life
- Hear CC&CH community artist Caitlin Buckler's reflections on our Weston-super-Mare bereavement workshops. Register here forms.office.com/e/DzCbuP8G1d @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Please register for our PEOLC research network meeting coming up on 3 March. We have a great lineup of speakers forms.office.com/e/DzCbuP8G1d @lucyselman.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social @drpoco.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthNCCH and @rsph.bsky.social will present the Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025—a curated showcase of UK creative health research with real-world relevance for health & care systems. Join us online on Wed 28 Jan | 12-2pm 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/112681...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthReducing health inequalities needs whole-system action. Creative health can help to bring communities, the voluntary sector & health systems together. Evidence shows the arts improve wellbeing, reduce trauma & build belonging for marginalised groups. 🎨 ncch.org.uk/resources/re...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health"Palliative care must prioritise cultural humility and social justice.” This article underlines what hospices see every day: care is better when people’s own traditions and voices lead the way. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health@bristolhealthp.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @ebibristol.bsky.social @popres-uk.bsky.social @bristolbrc.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social @bristolcrf.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social @researchnbt.bsky.social @healthinnowest.bsky.social
- Coming up: 📢Three FREE community drop-in events connecting communities & researchers for better health: 📆20 Jan - Bristol 📆29 Jan - Weston-super-Mare 📆31 Jan - Kingswood Each event offers: ☑️free basic health checks ☑️friendly conversations ☑️feedback from Health Ambassadors 🔗 tinyurl.com/3ccxmptm
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthFREE community health drop-in events coming up in Bristol, Weston and Kingswood: 📋Free blood pressure and liver scan checks 🧬The chance to chat with researchers about the health topics that matter to you ☕Drinks and snacks First come first served, but no booking required @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health🎨Research shows that creative health can improve patient experience, reduce anxiety and support staff wellbeing. Read our blog to find out more: ncch.org.uk/blog/using-c... Photo Fresh Arts Festival, North Bristol NHS Trust, Jim Wileman
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthNew NCCH & @mobcommassets.bsky.social report shares how Gloucestershire ICB has embedded Creative Health across its system, as part of the UKRI-funded Mobilising Community Assets programme. Read the report: ncch.org.uk/blog/embeddi... Photo credit: Leylan Ozkan
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthLast week @griefcentrebris.bsky.social was launched @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. Co-founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social were joined by MPs & grief experts from across the UK. Read Lucy's blog about the launch, why the Centre is needed & future plans. tinyurl.com/3csfju7c
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📣📣We’re proud & excited to announce the publication of our deep dive report, in collaboration with @ncch.bsky.social and NHS Gloucestershire. A brilliant exploration of how Gloucestershire ICB is embedding #creativehealth across its system. Read (& share widely!) here➡️ ncch.org.uk/blog/embeddi...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health🎨 In our new blog: How arts-based methods like zines, animation and spoken word poetry can deepen health research and amplify community voices. From co-production workshops to powerful storytelling, creativity changes what (and who) research can involve. arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/making-space...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThank you to everyone who joined our London launch, kindly hosted by @cajardinemp.bsky.social at the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk. The Grief Centre aims to make a genuine difference through interdisciplinary research that deepens our understanding of grief & improves support when it matters most
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health🎬 New films launched today! United for Health: a collaboration with South Asian community group Dhek Bhal and @bristoluni.bsky.social, highlighting why involving minoritised communities in research matters. Project funded by @hellobrigstow.bsky.social www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/united-for-h...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📣New paper: Shifting to online and telephone bereavement support provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study of bereavement service provider perspectives and lessons learnt for current practice Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/545efy49 Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📢Coming up: Next in our webinar series: 📢 'Improving mental health in primary care: novel psychological and pharmacological interventions' 📆Monday 26 Jan 2026 🕛1-2pm 🌐Online Contributors: Prof Nicola Wiles, @charlotte-archer.bsky.social & Dr Daniela Strelchuk 👉Register: tinyurl.com/3myjjyb2
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📢Calling all GPs! 📢This is a fantastic new course on how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately, developed by @lucyselman.bsky.social & the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social team. Course starts: 28 Jan 2026 Early bird discount: ends 6 Jan 2026 🔽 #GPSky #PrimaryCare #TeamGP #MedEd #GP
- 📢 New course alert! Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
- David Moss & Teresa Salami Oru reflect on speaking at the APPG's Neighbourhood Health and Creative Health Roundtable coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#All-Pa... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social
- Visit our website to read about our recent Blackpool creative workshops for young people coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Creati... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Why does it matter? Understanding accountability for community outcomes. If you missed our latest workshop, find the recording and slides here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social
- This National Grief Awareness Week, find out more about one of the Coastal Community & Creative Health's focus areas, serious illness, grief and bereavement coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/ @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthDid you catch Drs Bajwah & Mayland's seminar about their Equitable Bereavement Care study? The recording is now on our website! & you can learn more about grief in diverse communities at a @goodgrieffest.bsky.social #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek panel next Thurs: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📢 New course alert! Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan Sign up today goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthAn accompanying policy briefing detailing key findings & recommendations has also been published today: Bereavement: Systemic reform and targeted action needed to better support Black communities 👉 tinyurl.com/34sh98ac @policybristol.bsky.social @griefcentrebris.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📣Out today: “The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced” – Experiences of grief and bereavement in Black British and Black Caribbean heritage communities in England: A qualitative study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Policy brief: tinyurl.com/34sh98ac
- Structural racism & cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British/Black Caribbean communities, study finds. Authors call for widespread changes to improve bereavement experiences & access to support. 📰News: tinyurl.com/yc5tvucm 📄Paper: tinyurl.com/2eremjs4 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek
- Head to our website to read our winter newsletter which flags some of what we've been up to this year coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#CCCH_C... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthExperiences of grief and bereavement in Black British and Black Caribbean heritage communities in England: A qualitative study Read the full paper by @lucyselman.bsky.social @sabiredwood.bsky.social et al www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health“The system doesn’t really cater for the trauma that Black people have experienced” Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British and Black Caribbean communities, according to a new study published today in Death Studies #Grief arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/structural-r...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthToday is the last day of #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek! As Lily & Ben explain in this clip, creative activities can be a great way for children to explore their emotions, tell their story & connect to people who have died. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/pZx8dg1sjHY?...
- Listen to 2 of our Co I's, David Moss & Teresa Salami-Oru speak at the APPG on Creative Health – Neighbourhood Health and Creative Health Roundtable held earlier this week youtu.be/ndrW1r3mnVY @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health2/2: Read about the co-production process, which involved teaming up with people with lived experience, Bristol City Council & charity partners, in this blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social: 🔗 tinyurl.com/62hryt49 @jscottuob.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social @rpharms.com @bristolhealthp.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health1/2: Researchers from @capcbristol.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social have co-produced a booklet on rights & responsibilities for people who receive #opioid substitution prescriptions (scripts) and the pharmacy staff that dispense them. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4sptpsab
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthHow is grief experienced in ethnically diverse communities? And how well do current services meet the needs of all bereaved people? Join us to explore these questions in a special panel discussion for #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek on 4 December at 7pm: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthNew article presents findings from a co-produced evaluation, funded by the NIHR Three Research Schools Mental Health programme, on the role of lived-experience involvement in improving services for people facing multiple disadvantage. www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/how-liv... @ashmore1973.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthFrom the vault: The Mobilising programme held a Creative and Participatory Methods knowledge exchange workshop in March 2025. Head over to our blog for more insights on all things creative & participatory methods => ncch.org.uk/blog/knowled...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthChildhood Bereavement Network have released a resource pack with suggested activities for running a 'Create Your Story' session: childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/sites/defaul... You might also like to check out our 'Children & Young People' playlist on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThis #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek, we're thinking about the importance of Sharing Stories Strengthening Hope. As @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & our other panellists explain, stories open conversations about loss, helping bereaved young people express feelings, understand experiences & feel connected
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthSPCR trainee Anna Pathmanathan reflects on engaging or involving the public in research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/th... Reblogged from @capcbristol.bsky.social #PPIE #PrimaryCare #Research
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthLovely article in @bristol247.bsky.social about an exhibition 'turning grief into art', which was held in Bristol on Saturday. The exhibition was curated by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social intern Isis Blake. www.bristol247.com/culture/art/...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthWhen her mum died, student Melanie Wolff felt hit by a ‘hurricane’ of emotions. This panel on 13 Nov will explore challenges of grief at uni & how to improve support, feat 3 people bereaved as students www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffest/loss-and-learning-navigating-grief-at-university/e-ogxlev
- Listen to CC&CH Co-Investigators speak David Moss BNSSG ICB & Teresa Salami-Oru Consultant in Public Health Register here lnkd.in/euB5HEfu @lucyselman.bsky.social @profnigelsherriff.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social @eastsussexcc.bsky.social
- CC&CH Workshop: Why does it matter? Understanding accountability for community outcomes, 4 December 1-3pm. More information and registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-does-i... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Introduction to Ripple Effect Mapping 5 Nov 1-3pm This interactive workshop will introduce the ripple effect mapping method and guide participants through how it can be applied in practice www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Creative Health-our latest Blackpool Discussion Forum included a great rendition of Hey Jude & an opportunity to hear about the work of Blackpool's diverse & talented community organisations coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/ @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- The CC&CH project aims to generate evidence and resources to improve mental health and tackle health inequalities in coastal communities by enhancing and widening access to community assets coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Watch our live scribe video by Liam Calllebout from our Weston-super-Mare community meeting last month. Plenty of discussion as you can see! @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthA fairer GP funding system is essential to tackling health inequalities. We welcome the government's review of the Carr-Hill formula — a long-overdue chance to make funding fairer and improve access for those who need it most. buff.ly/Wd7ROzh #HealthInequalities #NHS
- Another brilliant community meeting in Weston-super-Mare recently, discussing and shaping exciting new plans for a Creative Health Board and community chest funding coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Third_... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthA new report, which features Mobilising projects, published by the Creative Industries Council & Arts Council England highlights how creativity is improving the nation’s health & wellbeing - and saving the NHS money. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThree Research Schools' Online Seminar | What should emotionally safe coproduced research with lived experience researchers on sensitive topics look like?, 22 October 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/emoti... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📢Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society (eds Clark & Samuels) now out OPEN ACCESS. Delighted to contribute the chapter on bereavement. PDF available here: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthWebinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw @nihrspcr.bsky.social
- Evaluating Programmes & Creative Engagement Initiatives. Register for our Collaborative workshop exploring methods for evaluating creative engagement initiatives and participatory methods for evaluating programmes www.eventbrite.com/e/evaluating... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation. Recording & slides from our latest capacity building workshop are now on our website. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthIf you're new to research, involving patients & the public in your work can seem daunting. In this blog, CAPC PhD student Anna Pathmanathan shares how she overcame her nervousness & learned to appreciate the value of #PPIE. Read the blog: tinyurl.com/y9wx6jv8 @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
- Grief’s Grace: Launching our Living Archive in Weston-super-Mare. Read Louise Hill-Davis' blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/ How do we carry loss and still find strength and connection? When we share it, grief can become a source of grace. @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Join our online capacity building workshop, "Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation", Tue 16 Sep 1-3pm. Free registration here: lnkd.in/eTqe3Zth @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThe first seminar of our new series is now available on YouTube! Thanks again to Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu for a fascinating discussion exploring a public health perspective on grief & bereavement with @lucyselman.bsky.social. Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthThree Research Schools' Online Seminar | What should emotionally safe coproduced research with lived experience researchers on sensitive topics look like?, 22 October 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/emoti... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthCreative Health Associates: The role of Creative Health Connectors 10 Sept 2025, 10:30am - 12pm, online. Join us as we will present at a forthcoming @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar exploring job roles that connect health systems with creative health Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-h...
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- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthWe're excited to work with @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social to evaluate this work. Our researchers will focus on understanding how community-led action against discrimination can translate into tangible health benefits & how marginalised communities can be empowered to challenge systemic injustices
- Today we launch Discrimination and Health, a new programme to help local people experiencing discrimination – including racism, homophobia and transphobia, ablism, misogyny, and agism – to take action & secure positive change to benefit their health. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
- Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social
- Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @buketkara.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative Health📢 In BMJo: That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis-a qualitative analysis of older patients’ & family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment rdcu.be/ewi4l @lucyselman.bsky.social @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social
- Reposted by Coastal Community & Creative HealthDo you work for a bereavement service? If so, pls take a look at this v. short survey for a project we are running to support the analysis of qualitative client feedback data. Open until 31 July. There'll also be a focus group on 17 Sept - see flyer. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/be...
